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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This ended up being just ok for me...one of those where it's not a bad story...I've just read it in other books that I liked better. I didnt love the writing style...it felt very young to me and I think that prevented me from really getting lost in the story. I also didnt love these characters...just sort of missed the mark on many levels for me. Again...it wasnt bad...it just didnt live up to its potential for me.
3.5 stars for Student-Teacher relationship between Maise and Evan/Eric. I liked Wesley
Wow.
I admit, this story had it's small points where I was like "Okayyyyy, annnnnd?" But those were few and far between (see rating, clearly not big enough a deal for me to be truly bothered). And really, those few points were just the cynic in me thinking some cute, romantically convenient points were improbable. But again, personal stuff.
Anywho, WOW. And a BIG WOW. This is the type of descriptive story telling that I envy. This shit had me giggling to myself in some parts and uttering a (not so silent) OMG, YES THAT'S THE PERFECT WAY TO DESCRIBE THAT FEELING. YES.
I seriously cannot describe this book any better than that. It's wonderful. I loved it. Yes.
That is all.
I admit, this story had it's small points where I was like "Okayyyyy, annnnnd?" But those were few and far between (see rating, clearly not big enough a deal for me to be truly bothered). And really, those few points were just the cynic in me thinking some cute, romantically convenient points were improbable. But again, personal stuff.
Anywho, WOW. And a BIG WOW. This is the type of descriptive story telling that I envy. This shit had me giggling to myself in some parts and uttering a (not so silent) OMG, YES THAT'S THE PERFECT WAY TO DESCRIBE THAT FEELING. YES.
I seriously cannot describe this book any better than that. It's wonderful. I loved it. Yes.
That is all.
There are those who write and those who were born to write. Raeder is one of the latter.
I read this book 2 years ago and remembered liking it. Might re-read this again when I find some time.
I should start off by saying I don't give 5 stars out easily. I'm picky. I've read plenty of teacher student books. Same old story. This was different for me. This story explored the wrongness of the subject. That the wrong is what made these two people desire this relationship even more. The writing was riveting and flawless. This story was beautiful and painful. I absolutely adore it.
This book was okay.
Red flag of a relationship painted as a romance book?
The ending made me really uncomfortable, this book should not have been a happy ending where the couple ended up together. As soon as it was revealed this wasn’t his first relationship with a student I was like ‘nope’ this is no longer a love story. It’s not a once in a life time connection, he has gone after a vulnerable young student before. This was made even worse by the fact both student he went for had Rocky home lives and quite prominent mental health issues. Nope, not for me. Why is this guy able to still get jobs teaching????
Now I LOVE age gap romances, it’s one of my favourite tropes. But, this was not it. The relationship actually made me super uncomfortable.
The relationship was actually quite toxic, it wasn’t cute or sweet in anyway. The guy was actually quite bad for gaslighting. They was no amazing dates or moments where they just seemed right for each other. How is this a romance?
Knocking my review down to 2.5 after actually sorting through my thoughts on this. The more I think about it, the more I don’t like it.
Red flag of a relationship painted as a romance book?
The ending made me really uncomfortable, this book should not have been a happy ending where the couple ended up together. As soon as it was revealed this wasn’t his first relationship with a student I was like ‘nope’ this is no longer a love story. It’s not a once in a life time connection, he has gone after a vulnerable young student before. This was made even worse by the fact both student he went for had Rocky home lives and quite prominent mental health issues. Nope, not for me. Why is this guy able to still get jobs teaching????
Now I LOVE age gap romances, it’s one of my favourite tropes. But, this was not it. The relationship actually made me super uncomfortable.
The relationship was actually quite toxic, it wasn’t cute or sweet in anyway. The guy was actually quite bad for gaslighting. They was no amazing dates or moments where they just seemed right for each other. How is this a romance?
Knocking my review down to 2.5 after actually sorting through my thoughts on this. The more I think about it, the more I don’t like it.
You can call it love, or you can call it free-fall. They're pretty much the same thing.
"Every dream is a pipe dream before someone achieves it."
Formula for honesty: alcohol + loneliness
"Why didn't he ask her to stay? He still loved her" "That's why. He let her go because he loved her."
None of us actually grow up. We get bigger and older, but part of us always retains that small rabbit heart, trembling furiously, secretively, with wonder and fear.
People know their feelings much sooner than they consciously accept them,
"You said you didn't know how to have a grown-up relationship. Well, here's your first lesson, Maise. When it gets hard, you don't run away."
"That's all life is. Breathing in, breathing out. The space between two breaths."
"Every dream is a pipe dream before someone achieves it."
Formula for honesty: alcohol + loneliness
"Why didn't he ask her to stay? He still loved her" "That's why. He let her go because he loved her."
None of us actually grow up. We get bigger and older, but part of us always retains that small rabbit heart, trembling furiously, secretively, with wonder and fear.
People know their feelings much sooner than they consciously accept them,
"You said you didn't know how to have a grown-up relationship. Well, here's your first lesson, Maise. When it gets hard, you don't run away."
"That's all life is. Breathing in, breathing out. The space between two breaths."